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1 grown
[grəʊn] 1. 2.1)a grown man — un uomo fatto, un adulto
2) - grown in composti* * *adjective (adult: a grown man; fully grown.) adulto* * *[ɡrəʊn]1. ppSee:2. adj(also: fully grown) adulto (-a), grande* * *grown /grəʊn/A p. p. di to growB a.adulto; maturo: a grown woman, una donna matura● grown-up, adulto; grande (fam.) □ a grown-up son, un figlio adulto.* * *[grəʊn] 1. 2.1)a grown man — un uomo fatto, un adulto
2) - grown in composti -
2 woman
['wʊmən] 1.2.to talk about sth. woman to woman — parlare di qcs. da donna a donna
women voters, writers — elettrici, scrittrici
* * *['wumən]plural - women; noun1) (an adult human female: His sisters are both grown women now; ( also adjective) a woman doctor; women doctors.) donna2) (a female domestic daily helper: We have a woman who comes in to do the cleaning.) donna; cameriera•- - woman- womanhood
- womankind
- womenkind
- womanly
- womanliness
- womenfolk* * *['wʊmən] 1.2.to talk about sth. woman to woman — parlare di qcs. da donna a donna
women voters, writers — elettrici, scrittrici
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3 grow
[grəʊ] 1.1) (increase)to grow 5 cm, 2% — crescere di 5 cm, del 2%
to grow one's hair, a beard — farsi crescere i capelli, la barba
2) (cultivate) coltivare [plant, crop]2.1) (increase) [crime, population] aumentare (by di); [deficit, pressure, influence] aumentare, crescere; [company, economy] crescere, essere in espansione; [movement, support, problem] acquistare importanza, diventare più importante; [poverty, crisis] aggravarsi; [ list] allungarsito grow to — raggiungere [ level]
to grow in — acquistare, acquisire [strength, popularity]
2) (physically) [person, hair, plant] crescere (by di); [ queue] allungarsi; [ tumour] svilupparsi3) (become) diventare [hotter, stronger]to grow old — invecchiare, diventare vecchio
4)to grow to do — finire per o arrivare a fare
•- grow on- grow up* * *[ɡrəu]past tense - grew; verb1) ((of plants) to develop: Carrots grow well in this soil.) crescere2) (to become bigger, longer etc: My hair has grown too long; Our friendship grew as time went on.) crescere3) (to cause or allow to grow: He has grown a beard.) far crescere4) ((with into) to change into, in becoming mature: Your daughter has grown into a beautiful woman.) diventare5) (to become: It's growing dark.) diventare•- grower- grown
- growth
- grown-up
- grown-up
- grow on
- grow up* * *[grəʊ] 1.1) (increase)to grow 5 cm, 2% — crescere di 5 cm, del 2%
to grow one's hair, a beard — farsi crescere i capelli, la barba
2) (cultivate) coltivare [plant, crop]2.1) (increase) [crime, population] aumentare (by di); [deficit, pressure, influence] aumentare, crescere; [company, economy] crescere, essere in espansione; [movement, support, problem] acquistare importanza, diventare più importante; [poverty, crisis] aggravarsi; [ list] allungarsito grow to — raggiungere [ level]
to grow in — acquistare, acquisire [strength, popularity]
2) (physically) [person, hair, plant] crescere (by di); [ queue] allungarsi; [ tumour] svilupparsi3) (become) diventare [hotter, stronger]to grow old — invecchiare, diventare vecchio
4)to grow to do — finire per o arrivare a fare
•- grow on- grow up -
4 grow into
Ex:grow into [sth.] —/Ex:2) (fit into) abituarsi a [ role]he'll grow into it — (of garment) quando crescerà gli andrà bene
* * *vi + prep1)he'll grow into them — quando crescerà gli andranno bene2) (become) farsi, diventare* * *Ex:grow into [sth.] —/Ex:2) (fit into) abituarsi a [ role]he'll grow into it — (of garment) quando crescerà gli andrà bene
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